Kentucky General Assembly

Kentucky state Rep. Kevin Bratcher announced his plans Thursday to run for a Louisville Metro Council seat next year, which would culminate a long statehouse career that put the Republican lawmaker at the forefront of school safety, juvenile justice and a host of other issues.

Governor Andy Beshear signs two historic bills that have been debated for years in Kentucky into law. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports from Frankfort.

Kentucky's Democratic governor issued an election-year veto Friday of a Republican bill aimed at regulating the lives of transgender youths that includes banning access to gender-affirming health care and restricting the bathrooms they can use.

Kentucky's Senate has voted to ban devices resembling slot machines that have proliferated in the state. The vote caps one of the most bitterpolicy fights of the year. Josh James reports.

Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky achieved a breakthrough Tuesday when their bill cleared a Senate committee with support from a key Republican leader after years of running into a roadblock.

Laura Cullen Glasscock from the Kentucky Gazette and WUKY's Alan Lytle discuss the controversy over so-called gray machines and why Kentucky's horse racing industry is lobbying hard to ban them. And speaking of lobbying there are now 700 registered lobby groups operating behind the scenes in this year's session. What is all of that money being spent on?

Today is day 21 of the Kentucky Legislative Session and the next two weeks will be make or break time for hundreds of bills. Everything has to be wrapped up by March 30th. Laura Cullen Glasscock, the editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette tells us what we need to look for over the coming days and how the 'politics of the now' may influence the agenda.

We’ve already passed the halfway point of the 30-day legislative session. In this week’s edition of Capitol Chat we shine the spotlight on some controversial education-related bills; one of which (SB-150) spurred protests at two Lexington high schools. Also this week, an update on legislation concerning sports betting and medical cannabis. Our guest once again is the editor and publisher of the Frankfort-based Kentucky Gazette, Laura Cullen Glasscock.

The Kentucky Senate has passed a measure giving parents a pathway to challenge school instructional materials they consider unfit for children. The bill aims to ensure the right for parents to respond to books and other materials containing sexual content.

The Kentucky Senate has voted to create a new crime to punish hazing with jail time.